Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-07

local ANA Xtatf News.
Monday. Feb. 7. 1887
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70 N .mbers Of the Legislature.
The price Of the Daily Kennebee Journal 4. a.
follows:
single copies, Sc
10 copies or more, 2I.2c
90 " - &c
I. the LOBBY of the House each day til II O'Clock
for the ale of he paper. and take orders tor extra
,pies the next day He will also receive orders
for compliments. and deliver them, or transact othe,
business for the office.
See fourth page for Estate News" and cor.
respondence.
The Hotel North walters give a hall in
Novelty Hall the 10Th inst.
The Cony High School Concert FRIDAY
evening Melted about $40
Parties in this city manufacture four
thousand corn balls a week for loccl con-
sumption.
Among the novelties il q patented wooden
case for conveying liquids through the mail,
without breakage.
The demand for valentines is so exten-
ave this year, that some dealers are unable
10 fill their orders.
The tenth of the month there is to be an
excursion to the Portland toboggan slide, and
on the 18th one to the Bangor slide.
Gap. and Mrs. Wha,more of the Saliva
lion Army, who start for Sweden shortly,
farewell at the Augusta barrack tonight.
The sale of seats for the Orpheus Club
Concert, which opened Saturday forenoon,
was immense and the Club 10 assured of a
large audience
John Burr, the florist. will be at Chas. X.
Parridge's drug store. under Granite Hall,
to-day, wi h choice cut flowers for the legis.
lative reception.
Mrs Shepard Is to be at the rehearsal of
the Orpheus Society this evening att and
every member must be present. The re-
hearsal will close in season for the reception.
In the celebrated Bar Harbor Water case
The testimony is all in and the counsel will
make their arguments at 2 O'Clock Wednes-
day sfternoon,if the Attorney G ,neral finish
IS his murder trial at Auburn in season
Otherwise the talk will be made Friday after
noon.
bill introduced into the House Saturday
provides that members of the legislature shall
receive "a day for the frst sixty days of q
session and so day afterward. In case of
IN adjournment the legislature shall be paid
o. day. The object of this bill, so the
maker saws, is to avoid hasty legislation.
The Maine Central Railroad will sell
rou ID trip tickets for one fare from all sta
tione between Gardiner Clover route) and
Monmouth (back route) to Benton, to per
sous attending the meeting of the Kennebec
County Pomona Grange, Feb. 9th. Tickets
good from the Sth to the 10th of Feb, in
elusive.
The officials of the Maine Central are no
tifying all shippers of freight for or by way
Of New York city, that, owing to the strike
now in progress in and around that city, they
are unable to guarantee the usual despatch,
bat will still receive the goods and give the
best desp ,tch possible under the existing cir.
cumstances.
This is the evening of the grand Legislative
ball rendered by the citizens of Augusta.
The arrangements are being made with the
utmost care, and it can but prove n success
The decorator has been engaged for several
days in the hall, identifying and embellish-
ing. The capacity Of the hotels will be taxed
tonight to entertain their guests.
Following are the names OF the gentlemen
who have been rendered the appointment of
shecial police officer to enforce the liquor law
and refused to accept: F. Weston, G. A.
Barker, w. II. Holmes. J. w. Glidden. Geo.
Doughty, + II. Jones, Geo. w. Hanks, l..
W. Neal, ID. C. Stone, c. N. Fletcher, S. A.
Miller, +. A. Little, A. C.. Jewett.
Department Commander r. X. Galley, g.
A. r., was installed at Bosworth Post Hall,
Portland, Friday evening, by Post Command
er Arthur Sawyer Thatcher Post attended
the exercises. Commander Galley appointed
on his staff as Assistant Adjutant General, E.
G. Milliken of Post 2 aud as Assistant Quar-